NIGP 06009: Batteries and Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles (Including Recycled Types)

NIGP 06009 Batteries and Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles (Including Recycled Types), Item, covers the procurement of EV charging infrastructure, charging equipment, batteries, and related installation services. State and local governments are purchasing Level 2 and DC fast-charging stations with associated electrical distribution, control systems, batteries, and site infrastructure; recent solicitations span charger supply alone, turnkey design-build installation, electrical engineering and commissioning, and parts procurement for stations already in operation. Issuing bodies include cities (Thousand Oaks, San Antonio, Decatur, Philadelphia), counties (Boulder, Pinellas, Sacramento, Orange County), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Harris County Transit), school districts (Pinellas County Schools), regional entities (Illinois Finance Authority via Sourcewell), and tribal governments (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians). Cities and counties dominate the recent opportunity set, with two consecutive solicitations from Thousand Oaks and multiple concurrent RFPs from California municipalities and transit agencies. The procurement mix ranges from specification-only goods purchases (Boulder County's ChargePoint equipment procurement, Pinellas County's battery supply contract) to full design-build services (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians' 32-port DC fast-charging network and Decatur's microgrid and fast-charger design), with prevailing-wage and Davis-Bacon compliance required on federally funded projects (Ontario International Airport, Orange County Transportation Authority, Decatur).

Recent activity concentrates in California (Thousand Oaks, San Antonio, Decatur, Sacramento, Orange County), with secondary clusters in Florida (Pinellas County Schools, Escambia County recycled-goods procurement), Illinois (via Sourcewell), Oregon (Confederated Tribes of Siletz), and Washington state (Sourcewell cooperative). Representative solicitations include the City of Thousand Oaks requesting sealed bids for 13 Level 2 chargers and electrical infrastructure at Civic Arts Plaza (IFB, $200,000 Engineer's Estimate, response June 10, 2026), the Ontario International Airport Authority issuing an IFB for installation of 17 eGSE charging stations at two terminals (IFB #2026-IFB-081, $4 million estimated budget, responses due June 1, 2026), the City of Decatur requesting RFP proposals for design and engineering of a microgrid system including a DC fast charger at the Police Department (RFP, response October 13, 2026), and the Orange County Transportation Authority soliciting bids for BEV charger installation at the Irvine bus base (IFB 250018, $500,000 estimate, response December 5, 2025). Set-asides and preferences appear on federally funded projects (DBE and SBE set-asides on OIAA, Davis-Bacon compliance on OCTA), Indian Preference on tribal procurement (15 evaluation points), and state-level preferences in Florida and California where applicable.